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Competition Time with #bedfordindies and Bedford…
Roll up, roll up, it’s the Bedford Independent‘s fabulous festive giveaway, with 13 incredible prizes up for grabs, thanks to…
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Theatre highlights: November
by Paula Walker Beginning tonight, the Place Theatre is hosting three digitally streamed performances throughout November as the perfect antidote…
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Bedford gardening writer seeks help to…
Bedford gardening writer seeks help to bring houseplant book to life Bedford resident and former Guardian gardening editor, Jane Perrone,…
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Theatre highlights: November
by Paula Walker Beginning tonight, the Place Theatre is hosting three digitally streamed performances throughout November as the perfect antidote to the latest lockdown restrictions. Visit their website for further information and ticket details. Keeping the Lights On [Digital Event] Available from Friday 13 November at 7pm until Sunday 15 at 10pm Tickets: free For…
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Bedford gardening writer seeks help to bring houseplant book to life
Bedford gardening writer seeks help to bring houseplant book to life Bedford resident and former Guardian gardening editor, Jane Perrone, is seeking support for her new book, a celebration of houseplants. Through her podcast, On The Ledge, Jane has been helping people grow their own indoor jungles since 2017, and she also writes a monthly column…
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Summer Term Reads with James Cross
As home schooling has entered the summer term it’s great to remember to try to get your kids to read for pleasure and here are a few titles for those aged 9 plus (which a grown up might like to give a try as well!) The Strangeworlds Travel Agency – L.D. Lapinski Flick and her…
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Bedford Modern School present Our Country’s Good
The true story of the first convict colony in Australia, Our Country’s Good is fearlessly bold and vibrantly theatrical. A play which cunningly redresses ideas about the morality of crime and punishment. Captain Phillip believes that it is his Officers’ duty to rehabilitate convicts rather than continually punish them for their criminal past. He commissions a…
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Book Review by James Cross
Welcome to our new monthly book review with James Cross. James is an avid book reader and by avid…..we mean obsessed. His skills have been put to good use both at Rogan’s Books and Oxfam Bookshop so you are in good hands with his book reviews. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave Kiran Millwood-Hargrave can…
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March Music Highlights
Here’s our picks of live music in Bedford this month. Pilgrim’s Progress Cantata – first performance in the UK Saturday 14 March at 7pm Bunyan Meeting, Mill Street Tickets: £8/£5 This month, the Romanian Pilgrim’s Progress Cantata will be performed by The Evanghelic Choir and Orchestra joined with Emanuel University Chamber Choir. And what better…
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Theatre Picks this February
Here’s Paula’s picks of theatre this month The Quarry at St Luke’s Morgan & West with Makin Productions present Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science Friday 21 February at 2.00pm Tickets: £12.00 (£10.00 concessions) Age guidance: 7+ Morgan & West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics and bonkers biology in this fun-for-all-the-family science extravaganza! Magicians, time…
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Our February what’s on picks.
Circus of Illustration exhibition Foyer Gallery at Bedford School, Burnaby Road, De Parys Avenue MK40 2TU Until Tuesday 11 February Free entry The Circus of Illustration are holding an exhibition to celebrate the multitude of people who have been involved with them over the past 8 years. From the founding members to the latest exhibitors,…
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Santa to visit the Panacea Musuem for fun and to raise funds for the Foodbank
Visit the Panacea Museum on 7 or 14 December for the chance to meet the one and only Santa Claus. At 11am -12.30pm and 1pm – 3pm families can meet Santa and receive a small gift. Each day will be restricted to 50 children on a first come first served basis. There will also be…
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Clanger review: Banton live at Bedford Esquires
[photo credit: Neil McCarty) Banton performed at Esquires on Saturday 2 November, launching is new EP, Ball and Chain. Alison Taylor reviewed the gig.. Having spent much of the year performing solo on a chair due to his broken leg, it’s great to see Banton literally back on his feet, performing with his brand new…